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Education

2016-2017: Master of Urban Design, University of Colorado, Denver - Fulbright Scholar (Denver, CO, USA)
2008-2013: Bachelor of Interior Design, University of Bahrain (Isa Town, Bahrain)

Work Experience

2023-2024: Consultant, Urban Planning and Design Expert, UN-Habitat Bahrain (Manama, Bahrain)
2017-2023: Adjunct Professor, University of Bahrain, Ahlia University, and Applied Science University, Department of Architecture and Interior Design (Manama, Bahrain)
2012-2016: Interior Architect, Design Worldwide Partnership (DWP), Jalal AlNajjar (Planning Architecture and Design PAD), Ammar Basheer (Manama, Bahrain)

Projects

2026:
Cartographies of Fish and Birds, Workshop, Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale.

2025:
The Water that Asked for a Fish, Film and Video Installation, Sharjah Art Biennale 16: To Carry. Co-curated by Amal Khalaf (Sharjah, UAE)
Series of Walks, Maghras, Milan Architecture Triennale – Saudi Arabia Pavilion. Co-curated by Sara Al-Omran and Lulu Al-Mana (Al-Hasa, KSA and Milan, Italy)

2024:
"Fii Albahar Markooz, Kil Mahal Markooz?": It’s in the Water, It’s Everywhere?, Walk, Between the Tides: A Gulf Quinquennial, NYUAD Art Gallery, Co-curated by Maya Allison and Duygu Demir (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
Photos A La Chair 23, Installation & Food, in collaboration with Higher Grounds Café, Ali Karimi, and Camille Zakharia (Muharraq, Bahrain)

2023:
Shifting Waters, Photo Collage and Video, The Sea Of Life: Modern and Contemporary Art from The Kingdom of Bahrain, Middle East Institute. Co-curated by Hayfa Aljishi and Lyne Sneige (Washington, DC, USA)
Bar Bahar: A Collective Ecological Recipe Book, Participatory Art Book, Muharraq Nights. Curated by Alriwaq Art Space (Muharraq, Bahrain)
Bar Bahar: A Playful Ecology, Video, Muharraq Nights. Curated by Alriwaq Art Space (Muharraq, Bahrain)

2022:
33 Islands, Paper Cuts, Bahrain 48th Annual Fine Art Exhibition (Manama, Bahrain)
"Fii Albahar Markooz, Kil Mahal Markooz?" It’s in the Water, It’s Everywhere?, Staple: What’s on Your Plate?, Exhibition and Staple Research Lab, Hayy Jameel & Delfina Foundation, Co-curated by Rahul Gudipudi and Dani Burrows (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
Parallelism, Maps and Photography, Post-fiction: Manama, Alriwaq Art Space, Curated by William Wells (Gufool, Bahrain)
Untitled, Slice of Life, Photography, Gulf Photo Plus (Dubai, UAE)

2021:
Shifting Waters, Photo Collage and Video, Bahrain 47th Annual Fine Art Exhibition (Manama, Bahrain)

2020:
Morphology, Installation, Bahrain 46th Annual Fine Art Exhibition, Bahrain National Theater (Manama, Bahrain)
A room, Installation, Bank House (Gufool, Bahrain)
Food is Culture 5th Edition, Installation, Bahrain National Museum (Manama, Bahrain)

2019:
Syncopation: A Modified Version, Video, Reclamation Exhibition. Curated by Anna Cahn for Residency Unlimited (Brooklyn, NYC)
The Spectacle, Installation, The Wait Exhibition, Parallel exhibition to Venice Biennale. Curated by Amal Khalaf (Venice, Italy)
The Spectacle, Video Installation, Bahrain 45th Annual Fine Art Exhibition, Ritz Carlton (Manama, Bahrain)

2018:
A Modified Version, Video, Syncopation exhibition, Art Center (Manama, Bahrain)
Urban Spontaneity, Video Installation, Bahrain 44th Annual Fine Art Exhibition, Arad Fort (Muharraq, Bahrain)

2017:
Salt Enriches, Installation, BAAB exhibition, Saatchi Gallery (London, UK)
Palm Trees with no Houses, Installation, The Nest. Curated by Alriwaq Art Space (Adliya, Bahrain)

2015:
Salt Enriches, Installation, Bahrain 41st Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, Bahrain National Theater (Manama, Bahrain)
The Spectacle, Installation, Mawane Art Exhibition, Demistan Beach (Demistan, Bahrain)

2014:
Evaporation, Installation, Bahrain 40th Annual Fine Art Exhibition, Bahrain National Museum (Manama, Bahrain)

Talks and Lectures

2026:
What Grows when the Soil has Gone?, Panel Discussion with Bashaer Howsawi, Sara Kanoo, moderated by Dr. Effat Fadag at Alriwaq Art Space (Gufool, Bahrain)
April Acts at Sharjah Biennale 16, “The Water that Asked for a Fish” A dialogue with the fisherman Abbas AlShajjar (Sharjah, UAE)
The Brief, Panel Discussion. Part of ‘We Need to Talk’ series organized by Mawane (Aali, Bahrain)

Publications

Maghras: A Farm for Experimentation, Kaph, 2025
"جولة مشي بمجاورة الماء والضفادع", Walk guidebook, Maghras, Saudi Arabia Pavilion at Milan Architecture Triennale, 2025.
"جولة مشي بين أزقة ومزارع بلدة البطالية", Walk guidebook, Maghras, Saudi Arabia Pavilion at Milan Architecture Triennale, 2025.
It’s in the Water, It’s Everywhere? II, Community programming and majlis guide, NYU Art Gallery, Self-published, 2025. (AbuDhabi, UAE)
It’s in the Water, It’s Everywhere?, Community programming and majlis guide, Self-published, 2022. (Manama, Bahrain)
Context for Reuse: Looking at Gentrification, Whitepapers on Social Sustainability: Culture in Flux, Misk Art Institute. (Riyadh, KSA)

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